By By AUBREY COHEN

on October 3, 2013 9:54 AM

"Amazon has no serious rivals in online retail, the stock price
is up more than sevenfold since 2008, and the only question is how far
Bezos can expand his reach, prompting The New York Times to call him
'the natural heir of Steve Jobs as the entrepreneur with the most
effect on the way people live now,'" Vanity Fair wrote.

Here, Bezos poses on Sept. 24 with the 8.9-inch version of the new Amazon Kindle HDX tablet in Seattle. Click on for more on what Bezos is up to. Nobody else from the Seattle area made the lists of "Disruptors" and "Powers that Be."

In August, Bezos went old media, buying The Washington Post in a deal reported to be worth $250 million. This "set both the old and new media aflutter ... confirming that there is no
industry that he does not see as ripe for disruption," Vanity Fair
wrote. less

In August, Bezos went old media, buying The Washington Post in a deal reported to be worth $250 million. This "set both the old and new media aflutter ... confirming that there is no
industry that he does not ... more

Photo: Win McNamee, Getty Images

In August, Bezos went old media, buying The Washington Post in a... Photo-5048084.71392 - seattlepi.com

In March, Bezos announced that his expedition team had recovered... Photo-4351944.71392 - seattlepi.com

Image 4 of 14

Meanwhile, Bezos' company Blue Origin is developing craft to carry people and supplies into orbit. Here, Bezos, third from left, shows Blue Origin's crew capsule to NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver, fourth from left, as Blue Origin employees look on at the company's headquarters in Kent, Wash., on Dec. 8, 2011. less

Vanity Fair notes that Bezos "spent much of the summer working" at the company's Lab126, where the Kindle was born. Rumored products include a phone and TV set-top box. In fact, The Wall Street Journal just ... more

Photo: Amazon

Vanity Fair notes that Bezos "spent much of the summer... Photo-5271839.71392 - seattlepi.com